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Bailes, Lauren P.; Nandakumar, Ratna – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2020
High-quality measurement tools are critical to school improvement efforts. Education researchers frequently employ surveys in order to assess a host of variables associated with school improvement. This article asserts that Rasch modeling techniques enhance the quality of a measurement tool because they comprise elements of both qualitative and…
Descriptors: Surveys, Evaluation Methods, Item Response Theory, Administrator Role
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Dere, Zeynep; Ömeroglu, Esra – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
This study, Creative Behavior Observation Form was developed to assess creativity of the children. While the study group on the reliability and validity of Creative Behavior Observation Form was being developed, 257 children in total who were at the ages of 5-6 were used as samples with stratified sampling method. Content Validity Index (CVI) and…
Descriptors: Observation, Check Lists, Creativity, Creative Development
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Tsiakara, Angeliki; Digelidis, Nikolaos M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
The aim of this study was to develop a direct observational system in order to assess competitive behaviours in preschool children. Participants were 176 children (90 boys, 86 girls; M[subscript age]?=?5.2 years) from 10 kindergarten classes of one town of Central Greece. A new observational system (Observational System Assessing Competition in…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Child Behavior, Competition, Kindergarten
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Soukakou, Elena P. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2012
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an observation measure designed to assess classroom quality in inclusive preschool programs, the Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP). Developing the rating scale entailed systematic fieldwork in inclusive settings and review of the literature on preschool inclusion. Results from the validation…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Disabilities, Factor Structure, Preschool Children
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Sutherland, Kevin S.; McLeod, Bryce D.; Conroy, Maureen A.; Abrams, Lisa M.; Smith, Meghan M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2014
The measurement of treatment integrity is critical to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of evidence-based programs (EBPs) designed to improve the developmental outcomes of young children at risk of emotional/behavioral disorders. Unfortunately, the science of treatment integrity measurement lags behind the development and evaluation of EBP…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Competence, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Sutherland, Kevin S.; McLeod, Bryce D.; Conroy, Maureen A.; Abrams, Lisa M.; Smith, Meghan M. – Grantee Submission, 2014
The measurement of treatment integrity is critical to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of evidence-based programs (EBPs) designed to improve the developmental outcomes of young children at risk of emotional/behavioral disorders. Unfortunately, the science of treatment integrity measurement lags behind the development and evaluation of EBP…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Competence, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders